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W. H. ANDERSON.

TOY FIGURE.

No. 328.272. Patented 001;. 1a, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. ANDERSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOY FIGURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,272, dated October13, 1885.

Application filed April 23, 1884. Renewed December 16, 1884. Serial No.150,490. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1,.WILLIAM H. ANDER- soN, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in ToyFigures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toy figures, either human or of animals, andits object is to provide limbs capable of universal flexure-in otherWords, of being bent in any direction required-whereby not only are thelimbs rendered much less liable to be broken by rough usage, but thefigure itself may be manipulated or operated to produce various posturesmore or less amusing withoutliability of fracturing or displacing thelimbs.

My said invention comprises the combination, with the body ofa toyfigure, of tubular limbs composed of spiral wire, this formation of thelimbs permitting them to be bent in any direction without liability offracture.

The drawing is a front and partial sectional View of a figure, in thisinstance of a doll, constructed according to my invention.

A is the body, which may be shaped to correspond with that of a humanfigure or with that of an animal.

B are the limbs (in this case the legs) of the figure, and each of whichis composed of coiled wire, forming a tube which is capable of flexureor of bending in any lateral direction. These tubes of coiled wireforming the limbs as aforesaid may be attached to the body A in anysuitable manneras, for example, by means of cylindrical blocks 0, fittedinto the upper ends of the said limbs, and provided with tongues a,placedin sockets 6 formed in the body A, the said tongues being held inplaceby transverse pins, asindicated in dotted outline at c in thefigure; or, instead of this, the body A may be formed with protuberancesshaped in proportion to be fitted into the ends of the said. limbs inthe same manner as the block 0. When desired, blocks D, representingfeet, may be similarly fitted into the lower ends of the said limbs.

It will be observed that the limbs, being of metal, and being flexible,and capable of being readily bent in any direction, are very durable andstrong, not liable .to break. and that by taking hold of the lowerextremities of said limbs thesame may be bent in opposite directions,laterally or otherwise, in such manner as to move the figureincontortious more or less ludicrous or amusing, thereby giving the figuregreatly increased usefulness as a doll or as an amusing toy.

Of course when the body A, instead of being formed to correspond withthat of the human figure, represents that of an animal, the number oflimbs may be proportionally increased.

What I'claim as my'invention is- The combination,with a body, A, oftubular limbs formed of coiled Wire, substantially as and for thepurpose herein set forth.

. WM. H. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. FISHER, GUNVALD Ans.

